Species Information

Adoxaceae

Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli

Common Elderberry

Shrub with white flowers, green opposite compound leaves, and deep violet to blackish fruit. Leaflets are serrate, with 1cm petiolule and 3-10cm petioles.

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Common elderberry is common throughout most of the United States, all of Central America, and coastal parts of South America such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Chile.

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Viburnum acerifolium L. Mapleleaf Viburnum

1-2m shrub with off-white flowers, green leaves, and purplish-black fruit. Leaves are dentate with 1-4cm petioles. Leaf traits (written about or scanned and labeled)

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Mapleleaf viburnum is native to eastern North America.

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Viburnum prunifolium L. Black Haw

Varying in size from shrub to 8m, the woody plant has serrate leaves. Depending on the time of year, leaves can differentiate from a dull green to reddish-green to bright red. This species has flowers that are white and fruits that vary in color.

Varying in size from shrub to 8m, the woody plant has serrate leaves. Depending on the time of year, leaves can differentiate from a dull green to reddish-green to bright red. This species has flowers that are white and fruits that vary in color.

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Viburnum recognitum Fernald Southern Arrow-wood

Viburnum recognitum, also known as Viburnum dentatum L., is a multi-stemmed shrub with white flowers, green leaves, and fruits resembling that of a blueberry (however, one of the relating species actually fruits cranberries.).

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